Fountain discharge-head.



-TIBOMS E. BART, 0F CIBTGILIFTATI,V OHIO.

j FOUNTAIN DISCHARGE-HEAD.

Application mea october l:To alt whom `It may concern.' i y Be it knownthat 1,'THoMAs E. BART, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, Hamilton county,State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements inFountain Discharge-Heads; and Il do declare the following to be a clear,

fu1l` and exactldescription ofthe invention, attentionbeing called tothe drawing which vaccompanies `this application and forms a partthereof.

This invention concerns fountains, more particularly those of the typeknown as sanitary drinking'fountains and which are so arranged as topermit imbibing of water without requiring or subjecting the users mouthto contact with any part of the outlet. These fountains are used inipublic places,h schools, institutions, and by reason of this general useand necessarily free access, they are liable to many contingencies dueto such exposed condition. They may be destroyed or injured accidentallyor intentionally.obstructed or polluted `by mischievous persons or usedin an improper manner, particularly by children. l

The object of my invention is to construct such a devicein a mannerwhich renders it suiiiciently 'strongto meet general purposes in viewofits exposed condition, to

. cause discharge of the water in an attractive manner and agreeable topartake, and to p reventl improper use, obstruction or pollution. l

The invention consists of the particular construction as hereinaftervdescribed and .claimed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which Figure 1 illustrates my invention in a vertical cross sectionof the discharge head shown in connection with adjacent parts. Fig. 2,in a similar view shows I'ny invention 4modified as to .the manner ofarranging also top-view ofthe support for the dis- Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented July 1, 1913.

j 1912. serial No. 724,240.

charge-head. Fig. 8, in a view similar to Fig. 2, shows a modifiedconstruction of the upper part of the head.

The discharge outlet 'of thehead is arranged in -form of an annularoriceas shown at A, so as to emit the water in shape of an elongatedcylindrical bulb-shaped bubb le of a diameter andheight which permitsconvenient partaking of the water. This lorice is formed between twomembers, one

of which is 'a cylindrical nipple 8 having a circular opening in itscontracted apex. The other is a solid center-core 9, provided with- 1nthis nipple so as to restrict the opening thereinand spaced from theinner side of the nipple. This core, asto its upper part at least,'issubstantially globular, and the ,contracted part of nipple 8 extendsinwardly 'over itY and conforms to the shape thereof.

The edge around the opening in the contracted part of the nipple forms alip 10 between which and the. core, the annular' orifice is produced.This lip, by projecting over the space between nipple and core, concealsthis space and successfullyTl prevents obstruction of the outlet,particularly by such objects. as sticks, pins, etc. The core is rigidlymounted within the nipple and for convenience in manufacture and tofacilitate assembling, it is provided with a screwthreaded stem 11,which, is seatedin a socket formed in a bridge 12 and sustained withinthe nipple. A lock-nut'l is provided 0n the stem to secure the assembledposition of the core, and Vbraces 14 on it hold the core centered withinthe nipple.

Water is supplied through a conduit 15, the volume being adjusted by aregulating screw 16 traversing the conduit and provided with a port. Theflow may be a con- Vtinuo-us one, that is during hours or seasons ofpossible use, and subject to control by la stop-cock to be turned on orshutoff'. Or a valve orA other suitable tting, preferably closingautomatically, may be provided to sometimes indulged in by children, byobstructing, the freedischarge with the hand therein after every use.

.and the supply duct below it are thereby Aes or fingers, and bysquirting water sidewise through the restricted part of the outlet whichremains open, is prevented by a hood 19, supported above nipple 8. Ithas an opening in its upper part concentric with theopening in thenipple and conforms in sha-pe to this nipple but is spaced therefrom soas to form below its inturned annular edge or lip 21, and between thislip and lip 10 of the nipple, an additional annular oritice B aboveorifice A. This orifice, arranged in a vertical cylindrical plane, leadsoutwardly and downwarlly to a passage b' formed below it between nippleand hood and open toward the bowl where it terminates close to thebottom thereof. The lower part of this hood is conically extended asshown so as to form a cap or fender 22 which protects the open end ofthe wasteducts 18. It will now be seen that it is practically impossibleto tamper with the outlet orifice A, in the manner indicated, in view ofthe inter-position of hood 19 above it. `Nor does closing of the Openend of the hood avail anything, because it leaves the concealed orificeB 'below it and leading to passage Z2 still unobstructed. As a resultthe water discharging from orifice A, if obstructed in its free passageupwardly through the hood, is diverted to orifice B which it enters andfrom which, through passage b, it returns to basin 17.

The hood may form an integral part of nipple 8, that is both may beformed in one casting7 or it may be otherwise connected.

This discharge-head as described may be mounted in any suitable way, forinstance upon a pedestal as shown in Fig. 1, or upon a bracket as shownin Fig. 2, supply and waste-ducts being contained accordingly in eitherone of these supports. Arran ement for further connections to theseevices, to permit necessary communication of their ducts, with servicepipeand sewer respectively, is provided for in,- a manner customary inlthe premises. In case a pedestal is used, these ducts may be carrieddown through it. In the bracket-form, (Fig. 2) a nipple Q3 isshownwhfich permits connection of a waste-pipe. There the flow is not acontinuous one, it is preferable to drain the water from the fountainwhich remains The discharge-head kept normally empty and pollution ofthe water therein is prevented likewise freezing during the cold seasonof fountains used out-doors. This drainage may be obtained byusing anyof the customary devices provided and found on the market for this pur-'pose and combining the features of a draincock with' the valve "whichcontrols the supply.

In Fig. 2, I show a pocket 24, provided with holes -`25, through whichthe .water drainsoff as soon as the supply is cut off. The loss throughthese openings, while the water is turned on, is insignificant, but ifnecessary, may be prevented by a Valve 26 held normally' open by aspring 27, which yields when the pressure is on and closes the pocket. YA

The head is att-ached to its support in any approved manner preferablyby a screw-connection as shown. Manipulation for this purpose isfacilitated by provision of a polygonal portion 28, below hood 19.

While it is neither necessary no r desirable that the users mouth shouldContact with the fountain, nevertheless the conse:` quences of such acontingency maybe palliated by making the upper part of hood 19, ofporcelain, glass, china, or analogous vitreous material as shown at 29in Fig. 8.

Having described my invention, I claim as new: y

1. A discharge-head for drinking f0untains, comprising a cylindricalnipple provided with an inturned lip at its upper end, an imperforatecore 'within the nipple and below the lip thereof and spaced therefromto form an annular discharge opening between the two, a stem on thiscore, a bridge within the nipple to rigidly supportthe stem and braceson this latter to center the core within the nipple.

2. In a discharge head for drinking fountains, the combination of a hoodwhich has in its apex a circular opening 'arranged in a horizontal planeand which is contracted toward this opening around which it terminatesin form of an inwardly curved lip, an imperfo-rate core rigidlysupported below the opening in this hood'and spaced all around from thesame but larger than the opening therein, and a nipple positionedbetween this hood and core and spaced from each, said nipple having alsoin its apex a circular opening concentric with the opening in the hoodand 'arranged in a plane below the same, the nipple being contractedtoward this opening and terminating around it in form of an inwardlyturned lip, whereby between this latter and the lip above and thecore'below it, superposed annular eri ices result of which the lowerorice serves l open hood which terminates above the discharge nipple andis spaced therefrom toA produce a lateral outlet and an annular .pas-

sage :in eonneetion therewith, said outlet being adapted to receive thewater-'from the discharge nipple in case normal discharge is interferedwith after which said passage serves to guide the diverted'wa-terdirectly` toward the waste duets, the lower part of said hood beingdiametrically enlarged and j extended toward the bottom of. the bowl, to

' protect also the open ends of the waste ducts,

buteloseljr spaced' at its lower edge all around from said bottom, topermit the waste-.water in the bowl to reach the wast-eduets.

- In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

THoMAs E. BART..

Vitn-esses C. SPENGEL, Gmo. E. BAILEY.

